Main Event Day 1a | 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic

11-10-2017 22:17 UTC

Franko Has The Beans

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Lakeview NY's Frank "Franko" Tatar just played sheriff against a Scott Hosbach bluff to join Alex Visbisky over the 100,000-chip mark at the top of the leaderboard.

The action heated up in the hand after it checked to Chris Gras on a flop. Gras bet 3,500 and Tatar and Hosbach both called.

Tatar continued to play possum, checking the turn. Hosbach bet 7,200 and after Gras gave it up, Tatar called. The river came the flush-completing and Tatar checked again. Hosbach fired out another 7,200 and Tatar called with top two pair. Hosbach had a missed open-ender.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Tatar	115,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

11-10-2017 21:35 UTC

Déjà Vu

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Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Stop me if you heard this one before, but it appears Cheektowaga, NY poker phenom Alex Visbisky has taken hold of the chip lead headed into the break before the dinner break.

As mentioned previously, Visbisky led after the first flight in this very event last year. He did bubble the money giving away that lead to eventual winner Dan Wagner in 2016, but that's a whole other story he'd rather we didn't mention.

In this one, Visbisky has just become the first player past the 100,000-chip mark and will cruise into the break with designs on getting it up somewhere near the 434,000 he put in the bag on the first day of the Seneca Fall Poker Classic Main Event last year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Visbisky	115,000 68,000	68,000

11-10-2017 21:19 UTC

Local Hipster Gets Lucky, Grows Super-Powered Ginger Beard

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Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Dietrich Kuhlmann and Mike "The Mayor" Rellinger are gone now after running into Matt Marcinkiewicz and his massive hipster ginger beard super powers.

Kuhlmann was only halfway through his Super Big Gulp when he got it in with a flush draw against Marcinkiewicz' flopped set of aces. Kuhlmann made the flush on the river, but the same card gave Marcinkiewicz a full house. Kuhlmann took the soda home with him.

Not too long after, it folded to Marcinkiewicz in the small blind and he jammed into Rellinger's ten-big-blind stack.

Rellinger woke up with kings and called, squealing like a giddy school girl on a snow day. Marcinkiewicz had fives and made a set to send Rellinger home with something new to whine about.

Anyone in the room who wants to rub the beard for luck is welcome to do so at the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Marcinkiewicz	50,000 50,000	50,000
Dietrich Kuhlmann	Busted
Mike Rellinger	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

11-10-2017 20:59 UTC

All Klass

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Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Budwey Salhab's time in the spotlight is over. He gave away his early double up to 2017 Western New York Poker Challenge Main Event winner Guy Klass moments ago.

Long story short, Salhab ran a flush draw into Klass' set and missed. Now Klass has a contending stack headed into the flight's eighth level and Salhab is starting over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guy Klass	80,000
Budwey Salhab	30,000

11-10-2017 20:35 UTC

Deep Fryett

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Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Mike Fryett got most of the very tricky Rick Block's chips, flopping tens full against his kings.

A little later, Fryett defended his big blind against a raise with too many callers to count, going runner-runner to turn the into another boat.

After collecting another big pot with that hand, Fryett joins the leaders here in Level 7 and there's few in the room that can say they're running better.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Fryett	90,000 54,800	54,800
Rick Block	2,500 2,500	2,500

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

11-10-2017 20:09 UTC

I'm Your Huckleberry

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

After running horribly in the first and firing a second bullet today, Chris Gras now has all the chips he bought and paid for.

Details are sketchy on exactly how Gras doubled in his second effort. Mostly because he flat out refuses to give them up. Instead, he's busy doing the math on what place he'll need to finish to break even after firing six bullets.

For those doing their own math at home, that's one more reentry today and another three in the second flight Saturday. Luck be damned, Gras came ready to fire, and apparently that's what he figures he'll need before its all said and done. #Positivity

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Gras	60,000 60,000	60,000

11-10-2017 19:56 UTC

A Walk In The Park

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Dennis Durante took two pair for a walk around the block and came home with all of Alex Rivera's chips.

Blake Napierala opened the action making it 1,000 and Durante and Rivera both called. It checked to Durante on the flop and he bet 3,000. Only Rivera hung around.

The turn was the and Rivera led for 5,200. Durante semi-tank-called and the river came an offsuit brick. Rivera shipped it all in, and after confirming with the dealer how many yellow 5,000-denomination chips were in the stack, Durante called with the aces up.

Rivera showed the to his half of the table on his way out the door and Durante joined the growing group near the top of the counts headed into the day's second break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Durante	75,000 45,000	45,000
Blake Napierala	59,000
Alex Rivera	Busted